PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Celestino Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen has chosen Elements of Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caballero
vs
Pekkarinen

171 cm
24
148 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
158 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

††-Bloody Sunday-††

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Celestino Caballero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Caballero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caballero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caballero throws a big shot that misses.
Caballero misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Pekkarinen. That snapped Caballero's head back.
Caballero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pekkarinen dodges the punch combination from Caballero.
Caballero fails to land with a series of punches.
Caballero moves forwards but Pekkarinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caballero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Caballero.
Pekkarinen lunges at Caballero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caballero's hand.
Caballero throws a shot from downtown. Pekkarinen moves away and avoids it.
Pekkarinen slips a straight right by Caballero.
Caballero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caballero misses with a double jab.
Caballero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Pekkarinen moves into the clinch.
Caballero misses with the head strike.
Caballero wants to break free but Pekkarinen has control.
Pekkarinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Caballero avoids the damage to the body.
Pekkarinen missing with knees to the body.

Caballero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caballero misses with the combination.
Caballero looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen stuns Caballero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pekkarinen throws a nice head kick!
Pekkarinen avoids the body shot from Caballero.
An inside leg kick lands from Pekkarinen.
Caballero is breathing heavily.

Pekkarinen clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Caballero fails to land.
Pekkarinen lands a shot to the body.
Caballero can't find room to land a body shot as Pekkarinen controls the action.
Pekkarinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pekkarinen taking a breather.
Good body shot from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pekkarinen pushes Caballero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pekkarinen lands a shoulder strike.
Pekkarinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pekkarinen lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pekkarinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pekkarinen just leaning against Caballero, taking a breather.
Pekkarinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caballero.
Caballero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand underneath Caballero's ribcage. Caballero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pekkarinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caballero as Pekkarinen tries to tie him up.
Pekkarinen gets through Caballero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Caballero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand underneath Caballero's ribcage. Caballero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pekkarinen stalling the fight.
Pekkarinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caballero or not.
Pekkarinen is leaning against Caballero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pekkarinen works on Caballero's body with a couple of short punches.
Pekkarinen lands with a light punch inside.
Pekkarinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pekkarinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caballero or not.
A short uppercut from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand underneath Caballero's ribcage. Caballero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pekkarinen lands a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen stalling.
Pekkarinen scores with a shot to the side of Caballero's head.
Caballero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pekkarinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caballero wants to get back to striking at distance but Pekkarinen won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Pekkarinen.
Caballero throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Caballero is trying to break free.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand underneath Caballero's ribcage. Caballero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pekkarinen lands with a left to the head.
Pekkarinen is working Caballero over against the cage.
Pekkarinen pushes Caballero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Caballero can't break the clinch.
Pekkarinen works on Caballero's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pekkarinen.
Caballero lands a body shot.
Caballero is looking to break free of the clinch but Pekkarinen has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caballero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pekkarinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caballeros head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caballero throws a punch but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Caballero gets an underhook and turns Pekkarinen into the cage.
Pekkarinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caballero lands a left hand.
Pekkarinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Caballero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen is working Caballero over against the cage.
Pekkarinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caballero is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Pekkarinen.
Caballero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pekkarinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caballeros head.
Pekkarinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caballero can't break the clinch.
Pekkarinen is trying to stall.
Pekkarinen tries to work over Caballero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caballero swings wildly with an uppercut but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Caballero scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pekkarinen works on Caballero's body with a couple of short punches.
Pekkarinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caballero's elbow.
Caballero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Caballero avoiding damage as Pekkarinen throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pekkarinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pekkarinen with a nice cross.
Caballero throws a nice looking combination but Pekkarinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caballero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pekkarinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Caballero misses with a wild combination.
Caballero throws a jab when Pekkarinen was well out of range.
Pekkarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caballero misses with a hook to the body
and Pekkarinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen scores with a nice head shot.
Pekkarinen avoids the body shot from Caballero.
Pekkarinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pekkarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Celestino Caballero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caballero throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Pekkarinen.
Caballero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Caballero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pekkarinen counters with a three punch combo that has Caballero backing up. Caballero nods at Pekkarinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot by Pekkarinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pekkarinen scoring well with a low kick there.

Pekkarinen instigates a clinch.
Caballero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pekkarinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caballero tries to break the clinch but Pekkarinen is controlling the position.
Pekkarinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caballero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Caballero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pekkarinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pekkarinen missing with knees to the body.
Pekkarinen lands a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen lands with a light punch inside.
Pekkarinen slowing the pace effectively.
Pekkarinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Caballero.
Pekkarinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caballero misses with a punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caballero fails to land.
Nice body punch from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pekkarinen lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Caballero.
Caballero misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen scores with a hook to the body.
Caballero throws a punch but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands with a light punch inside.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand underneath Caballero's ribcage. Caballero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pekkarinen missing with knees to the body.
Caballero throws a punch but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pekkarinen just leaning against Caballero, taking a breather.
Pekkarinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pekkarinen.
Caballero throws a punch but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Caballero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caballero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pekkarinen.
A head punch on the inside from Caballero fails to land.
Pekkarinen stalling the fight.
Pekkarinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Caballero lands a right hand.
Caballero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caballero backwards.
Pekkarinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caballero backwards.
Pekkarinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caballero is trying to break free.
Caballero lands with a left to the head.
Caballero misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen has Caballero pressed against the cage.
Pekkarinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pekkarinen taking a breather.
Caballero misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Caballero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Caballero as the two fighters clinch.
Caballero working aggressively here.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand into Caballero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caballero's gas tank.
Pekkarinen stalls.
Caballero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pekkarinen lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand underneath Caballero's ribcage. Caballero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pekkarinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caballeros head.
Pekkarinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pekkarinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caballero.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot.
Caballero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pekkarinen is looking to control Caballero's arms but Caballero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pekkarinen has his back to the cage.
Caballero misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen stalling in the clinch but Caballero improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Pekkarinen fails to land.
Pekkarinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand into Caballero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caballero's gas tank.
Caballero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pekkarinens head.
Pekkarinen tries to stall but Caballero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pekkarinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Caballero controls his hands.
Pekkarinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pekkarinen.
Caballero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Caballero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Caballero.
Pekkarinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caballero. That did some damage!
Caballero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Caballero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Pekkarinen lands but Caballero takes it in his stride.
Caballero misses with an uppercut. Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pekkarinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Pekkarinen can't find room to land a body shot as Caballero controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caballero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caballero scores with a shot to the side of Pekkarinen's head.
Caballero can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Pekkarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Caballero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pekkarinen cracks the inside of Caballero's front leg.
Pekkarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pekkarinen lands a slapping body shot.
Caballero lands a glancing blow to the side of Pekkarinen's head.

Pekkarinen closes the distance and clinches.
Pekkarinen prevents Caballero from breaking the clinch.
Pekkarinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pekkarinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pekkarinen is trying to stall.
Caballero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caballero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caballero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pekkarinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Pekkarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caballero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caballero wants to break free but Pekkarinen has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pekkarinen.
Caballero pushes Pekkarinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caballero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caballero is looking to break free of the clinch but Pekkarinen has double underhooks.
Pekkarinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caballero lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caballero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caballero tries to break free but Pekkarinen pushes him back against the cage.
Caballero is looking to break free of the clinch but Pekkarinen has double underhooks.
Pekkarinen stalling in the clinch.
Caballero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caballero working hard to break the clinch.
Caballero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pekkarinen lands a nice uppercut.
Pekkarinen misses with a knee strike.
Caballero misses with a punch on the inside.
Caballero being controlled against the cage.
Caballero can't break the clinch.
Pekkarinen is working Caballero over against the cage.
Pekkarinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caballero blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Pekkarinen.
A head punch on the inside from Caballero fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caballero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pekkarinen.

Caballero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caballero lands a really nice looking cross but Pekkarinen seems unphased.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that Caballero semi-blocks.
Celestino Caballero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauri Pekkarinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch but Caballero moves out of range.
Caballero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caballero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Caballero.
Pekkarinen lands with a good body shot.
Caballero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Caballero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Caballero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pekkarinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caballero throws a combination that misses
and Pekkarinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caballero really felt that one!
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick which misses Caballero's front leg but catches the back leg as Caballero tries to avoid it.
Pekkarinen moves away from the strike by Caballero.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Caballero.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Caballero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pekkarinen.
A big left from Caballero misses.
Caballero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caballero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pekkarinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice jab there from Pekkarinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caballero's head.

Pekkarinen gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Caballero fails to land.
Pekkarinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caballero's efforts to push away.
Caballero working aggressively here.
Pekkarinen stalling.
Caballero misses with a punch on the inside.
Caballero is trying to break free.
Caballero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caballero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caballero throws a punch but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pekkarinen.
Caballero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pekkarinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pekkarinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caballero is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caballero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caballero is trying to break the clinch but Pekkarinen is controlling him.
Pekkarinen is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caballero.
Caballero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caballero wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Pekkarinen as the two fighters clinch.
Caballero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pekkarinen has him pressed against the cage.
Caballero is trying to break free.

Caballero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caballero missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekkarinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caballero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Pekkarinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pekkarinen blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pekkarinen.
Caballero misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pekkarinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Pekkarinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pekkarinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Pekkarinen!